Indeed, they will able to celebrate more than just their success in the BRC, since Chatsworth is paying homage during the weekend to the 40th anniversary of the Ford Escort's debut in rallying, on the San Remo Rally in 1968.
Turner was the man behind the phenomenal success of the BMC Mini Coopers in the 1960s and he was at the helm of Ford Competitions during the even more amazing achievements of the Escort, including its East African Safari victory in 1972 and its complete dominance of the British rally scene. The actual car which won the Safari will be at Chatsworth.
For Richards, too, the Escort was an iconic car and sitting alongside Ari Vatanen, he won first the BRC and then the World Rally Championship, before going on to mastermind Subaru's three WRC Manufacturer titles in the mid-1990s, as well as Drivers titles for
Colin McRae and Richard Burns in 1995 and 2001 respectively.
There is still some room in all nine of the rally events - these range from Historic, through Post-Historic, to modern-day WRCars and, of course, the classes comprising the 2008 Tesco 99 Octane British Rally Championship.
Competitors who get in entries in the next three weeks will benefit from the cheap additional ticket deal.
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